Flatrock Road
6.8 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Flatrock Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flatrock Road
6.8 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 8–254 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.76988, -70.50532
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Flatrock Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Flatrock Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 3.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 3.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 3.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Bayview Road via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 4.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Road A via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 4.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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